Artificial leg

AP photo by Apichart Weerawong

Motola, a 48-year-old female elephant who lost part of her left front leg after stepping on a land mine 10 years ago, uses her trunk to splash dust in the air after walking out of an enclosure with her newly-acquired artificial leg at the Elephant Hospital in Lampang province, northern Thailand Sunday.

Motola, a 48-year-old female elephant who lost part of her left front leg after stepping on a land mine 10 years ago, uses her trunk to splash dust in the air after walking out of an enclosure with her newly-acquired artificial leg at the Elephant Hospital in Lampang province, northern Thailand Sunday. (AP photo by Apichart Weerawong)

Motola, a 48-year-old female elephant who lost part of her left front leg after stepping on a land mine 10 years ago, uses her trunk to splash dust in the air after walking out of an enclosure with her newly-acquired artificial leg at the Elephant Hospital in Lampang province, northern Thailand Sunday.